Pole-strap.



W. DAWSON.

POLE STRAP.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. za, 1911.

1,048,501 Patented Dec. 31, 1912.

UNIT ATES ATEN'I OFFICE.

WILLI-LIM DAWSON, OF NEAR NARROWS, OREGON, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM F. "HARRIS, OF NARROWS, OREGON.

POLE-STRAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 28, 1911.

Patented Dec. 31, 1912.

Serial No. 617,529.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, l/VILLAIM DAWSON, residing near Narrows, in the county of IIarney and State of Oregon, have invented cerpole strap provides for the necessary extension of the pole strap in going down a hill or at times when there is a strain on the pole strap, under which conditions the pole strap tain new and useful Improvements in Polestraightens out and lies flatwise against the Straps, of which the following is a speciticabody of the animal. tion. Then going up a hill or whenever the This invention which generally relates to strain on the pole strap is removed, the said improvements in harness, more particularly strap loosens and hence there is also slack seeks to provide a new improved arrangein the quarter strap. For keeping the quarment of the pole strap portion of the harness. ter strap taut or to its extended position at My said invention consists in the peculiar all times, I have provided for transferring construction and combination of parts all of the slack of the quarter strap to the pole which will be hereinafter fully explained, strap and for taking care of the extra slack specifically pointed out in the appended in the said pole strap. For such purpose, I claims and illustrated in the accompanying use a cylindrical roller G, journaled in a drawing, in which bracket GO riveted to the underside of the Figure 1 is a side view of my invention, pole strap at a point toward the front end so much of a horse being shown to illustrate thereof. To the roller G, is secured one end the practical application of my invention. of a pliable strap 7, the other end of which Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the pole strap is stitched to the pole strap at a point toward under normal conditions. Fig. 3 is a longithe rear end thereof. tudinal section of a portion thereof, and lVithin the roller (S is a coiled spring 8, Fig. l is a cross section thereof taken on the one end of which fastens to the cylinder and line 1c-1 on Fig. 3. the other to the shaft 61 of the said cylinder 80 When going up hill, slacks are caused in that is ixedly held in the bracket 60 and the quarter or side straps, and to such an upon which the cylinder turns. extent that the animal very frequently gets By reason of attaching the tension device at one of its legs into the slack of said straps, the place indicated and arrangingit as shown, and thereby causing a break either in the the extra slack in the pole strap is caused to .85 quarter strap or the pole strap, and somefold the body of the strap 1 in such a mantimes injury to the animal. ner that the spring tension o1' pull of the My invention has for its object to avoid strap 7 holds the quarter strap taut under the conditions and inconveniences stated by all conditions, and thereby keeps the said automatically taking up the slacks in the quarter strap snugly against the body of the pole straps and the quarter back strap in horse and makes it impossible for the anisuch a manner that it is impossible for the mal to get its hind legs through the said animal to get its legs through the same. quarter strap.

In the practical application of my inven- Having thus described my invention, what tion, the pole strap 1, at its front end, has I claim is 95 the adjustable buckle and loop members 1. The improvement in harness compris- 10-11 for connecting with the neck yoke 2 ing in combination with the neck yoke and in the usual manner, and the rear end therethe quarter strap, a pole strap connected at of has a ring 12 for engaging the snap hook one end to the neck yoke and at the other end 20 on the forward end of the quarter strap to the quarter strap, said pole strap being of 100 2a, that joins with the breeching 3 in the such a length relatively to the neck yoke usual manner. and the quarter strap that a portion norlt designates the girth strap that passes mally folds upon itself, and means mounted through the loop 13 of the pole strap. on the pole strap for holding the said fold- It will be noticed from the drawing that able portion under tension to normally pull in my construction of harness the pole strap the quarter strap taut. is somewhat longer than is usual whereby to 2. The improvement in harness, consistprovide a normally slack portion 15, that ing of a pole strap having means for conlaps or extends under the front portion of no cting with the neck yoke and the quarter the said strap 1. This slack portion of the strap, said pole strap being of such length and the roller, and a flexible strap connected 11 at one end to the roller and at the other end to the pole strap at the rear end thereof.

Dated at Burns, Gregon, this 21st day of March, 1911.

WILLAIM DAWSON. Witnesses G. A. REMBOLD, CHAS. E. BEERY.

relatively to the neck yoke and the quarter sti-ap that a portion foldable upon itselfA is provided, and means for holding the foldable portion under tension whereby the quarter strap is pulled taut at all times, said means consisting of a hollow roller, a shaft mounted on the pole stiap at its forward end, on which the rollei loosely turns, a coiled sp1-ing Within the roller connected With the shaft Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

